BASIC ENGLISH WORKSHOP

NAME: ___________________

Simple Present Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative.

1. Mary (play) plays tennis every day.

2. My friends always (eat) eat lunch at the cafeteria.
3. It (snow) snows in the winter time in Canada.

Exercise 2: Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the negative.
1. Sometimes, my parents (wake up, not) don't wake up early.

2. James (drink, not) doesn't drink every day.

3. We (watch, not) don't watch television every night.

Exercise 3: Circle the keywords and answer the questions with short answers.

1. Does Mary play tennis every day? Yes, she does play tennis every day.

2. Do John and Lynn drink beer with their dinner every night? No, they don't drink beer
with dinner every night

3. Does David always eat lunch at McDonald’s? No, he doesn't always eat lunch at MADonald

Exercise 4: Make yes/no questions to go with the highlighted answers.

1. Does Sandra like to speak English? ?

Yes, Sandra likes to speak English.

2. Do Pete and Dave live in Montreal? ?

No, Pete and Dave don’t live in Montreal.

3. Does James play football? ?

No, I don’t text my friends in class.
Simple Present Picture Exercises
wake up at 6:00 take a shower eat breakfast

drive cook watch TV

do your homework play the piano

listen to music play video games read

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Verb be Present Tense
Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb be in the present tense.

Affirmative Negati Yes/No Question Short Answer

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I ............. I …………
You …….……. You ………… .............. you...............? No, …………..

He/She/It ……….… He/She/It ………… .............. he..................? No, ……….….

We …………. We ………… .............. we.................? Yes, ……………

You …………. You ………… .............. you................? Yes, ……………

They …………. They ………… .............. they..............? Yes, ……………

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the affirmative in the present.

1. Peter (be) peter was on the phone on the phone.

2. They (be) they were at home

3. at home.

4. I (be) was a studenta student.

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the negative in the present.

5. We (be, not) were are not 50.

6. You (be, not) you aren't spanish Spanish.

7. She (be, not) she isn't on holiday on holiday.

Negative Regular and Verb be Verbs

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the simple present.

1. I (be, not) no I am a teacher.

2. Jane (take, not) the bus to school.

3. I (want, not) yes she is to buy a new car.

4. My father (have not) yes they are a house in Montreal.
Adverbs of Frequency and Irregular Simple Present Spelling Exercises
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIME
S
RARELY
NEVER

Exercise 5: Answer the questions.

1. What tense do you use with adverbs of frequency?

2. Where does the adverb of frequency go with a regular verb?

3. Where does the adverb of frequency go with the verb be?

Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks with the simple present and place the adverb of frequency correctly.
1. She (brush, always) her teeth in the morning.

2. He (go, never) to sleep at eight o’clock.

3. Jane (be, usually) at home in the evenings.

4. Dave (study, sometimes) in the morning.

Exercise 7: Ask your tutor the questions below and write her/his answers in the space provided.

1. How often do you go shopping on the weekend?

My tutor on the weekend.

2. How often do you drive to Montreal?

My tutor to Montreal.
3. How often do you fly to London?
My tutor to London.
4. How often are you at school at 7:00 in the morning?
M y tutor is at school in the
morning.